Bruins compete at Wildcat Relays in LaCenter

WHITE SALMON — The Columbia High School track and field team tested its preseason training at the Wildcat Relays in La Center on March 20.

The Bruins competed in 11 relays and five field events at the non-scoring meet of eight teams.

Top field event performances for Coach Jim Anderson’s team included the efforts of Simon Caldwell and JJ Perez, each whom cleared 5-foot, 8-inches in the boys high jump. Perez added an 18-5.5 long jump mark. Jana Deinhofer jumped a personal best 14-7.5 in the girls long jump.

The Bruin relay teams were led by the girls’ second place 4x100 and 4x400 squads. The shorter race included Mariela Casarez, Willow Cohen, Reagan Feiberg, and Sara Miller, who clocked 54.9 seconds. Olivia Allen, Lilah Zimmerman, Miller, and Deinhofer ran the 4x400 in 4:29.24.

The Bruin boys were third in the 4x200 relay in 1:43.32. Legs were run by Nelson Shaw, William Polkinghorn, Graham Hohensee, and Bryan Vargas. The Bruin 4x100 relay was fourth in 46.28 and included legs from Cassidy Ebbert, Zephyr Pytel, Levi Connell, Hunter Wang.